by Trevor Mayes | Apr 2, 2010 | Book Reviews |
The Questions Congratulations. After years of writing, you’re finally at a place where you have several great scripts. Now what? Do you need an agent or should you look for a manager? A personal manager or a business manager? What about an entertainment lawyer?...
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 30, 2010 | Diversions, Theme |
The best movies use theme to subtly convey a viewpoint, message or idea. Ideally, a theme should behave like parents watching their child perform on stage — easy to spot when looked for, but not so obvious as to be embarrassing. The dream team of Stephen...
![Originality in Storytelling vs. Artwork]()
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 29, 2010 | Links, Motivation |
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment. – Josh Billings The Year is 30,000 B.C. Otok and Glart have returned from a successful hunting trip (i.e. they didn’t catch anything, but both...
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 26, 2010 | Diversions |
Looks like Avatar 2 will be even more original than its predecessor!
![Originality in Storytelling vs. Artwork]()
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 24, 2010 | Industry Advice, Interviews, Movie Reviews |
Dozens of acclaimed Hollywood screenwriters get the last word in the documentary, Tales from the Script, which is currently in limited release. Curiously the Netflix average rating for the movie is a measley 2.3 stars (out of 5), while the IMDB rating is a stellar 9.3...
